Before extreme sports had GoPros, these lunatics had 16mm film and zero chill.
"Ski The Outer Limits" is a poetic exploration of man's "conquest of the useless," his quest to expand the limists of his abilities. Racing, clowning, teaching, flipping and flying - the world's finest skiers define their limits. A philosophical narration brings the story home to anyone wishing to explore their limits.
Cinematography
Handheld mountain footage that'll give you altitude sickness.
Direction
Corbet and Brown basically invented the sports doc genre.
Director
Barry Corbet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This accidentally birthed the entire extreme sports film industry—Warren Miller, Stacey Peralta, everything traces back here.
The 'useless' line comes from Mallory's famous Everest quote, reframed for a generation rejecting traditional achievement.
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